Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
INJURED – 25 May 2009 – Clearwater Beach, Florida, US – swimmer attacked
A brief report by My Fox Tampa Bay says a man, Dana Joseph (no age given), claimed he was bitten on the right foot by a five- to eight-foot long shark while swimming near Pier 60 about 100 metres off Clearwater Beach, Florida, US. The incident happened around 7pm local time on Monday 25 May 2009.
"I went out in the water a little too deep and a shark grabbed my leg," Joseph told media. He said he swam away as fast as he could and got as many children out of the water as possible.
He had a small wound on his right foot and sought treatment at hospital. No other details were reported.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
INJURED – 16-17 May 2009 – New Smyrna Beach, Florida, US – 3 surfers attacked
From a brief report in the Miami Herald:
Authorities say three people received relatively minor bites from sharks off New Smyrna Beach over the weekend. (16-17 May 2009)
Emergency officials say two bites were reported about five minutes apart on Saturday morning. A third bite was reported around the same time of day Sunday morning.
One of Saturday's victims was bitten on his hand but was able to drive himself to the hospital. Another man was bitten on his foot and required surgery. Sunday's victim was bit on the leg and required several stitches.
No other details were reported.
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Miami Herald
INJURED – 16 May 2009 – Exuma Islands, Bahamas – diver attacked
A tourist diver, Luis Hernandez, 48, was bitten on the right arm by a bull shark while on a shark-feeding expedition. The attack left severe wounds to his arm. The incident happened on Saturday 16 May 2009, while he was diving off Exuma Islands in the Bahamas.
According to reports Hernandez said he could see strips of muscle dangling from his bone after the shark finally let go of his arm.
The shark bit down on Hernandez's arm and would not let go.
“It felt like a torpedo hit my body, and it pulled me out of the water and the next thing I saw was the face of the shark right next to my face. And I tried to fight him, I'm gonna say for about 30 seconds, and finally got him off my arm. And I injured my other hand trying to open his jaw,” Luis told CBS4.
Hernandez was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries to repair the damage. He still faces several more surgeries, but doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
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CDNN
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
INJURED – 12 May 2009 -- Ritdian Point, Guam – swimmer attacked
Guampdn reports that a 27-year-old-man was bitten on the arm while swimming at Ritdian Point, Guam, in the afternoon of 12 May 2009.
He was sent to Guam Memorial Hospital. According to sources at the hospital his wound was not life threatening, but he had lost a lot of blood.
He was due to have surgery on his arm that evening.
It was not known what type of shark it was.
No other details were reported.
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SCARED – 9 May 2009 – Cockburn Sound, Western Australia – fisherman harassed
This report – originally reported by Perth Now – tells of a fisherman’s horrifying ordeal with 4.5 metre great white. The incident happened at 7am on 9 May about 2 nautical miles form shore at Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
A FISHERMAN came face-to-face with a massive great white shark after falling from his dinghy in Cockburn Sound in Western Australia yesterday morning.
PerthNow reports that the Rockingham man, aged in his 30s, fell into the sea as he tried to defend himself against a 4.5m shark that rammed his small aluminium fishing boat from behind at 7am.
In a terrifying chain of events described by sea rescue volunteers, the man tried to deter the shark from chewing on his outboard motor by hitting it on the nose with an oar.
But the man-eating monster grabbed the oar and as the fisherman attempted to retrieve it, he toppled into the water.
The boat, which the man was preparing to anchor, was still in gear and motored away from him towards shore, preventing him from climbing aboard.
The shark circled the man four or five times before he was able to flee. He began a frantic two nautical mile swim to shore and was picked up by a fisherman after half an hour.
Rockingham Sea Rescue volunteers recounted the man's terror at his narrow escape.
"He told us the dorsal fin was about the height of a table and the shark was about 4-5m long,'' said volunteer rescuer Colin Lowson.
"He said when he fell out of the boat, he was face-to-face with the shark. It was that close. "All he saw was a mass of white.''
The incident occurred just a few kilometres from where Port Kennedy man Brian Guest was taken by a 4m-5m white pointer in December 2008.
Guest, 56, was diving for crabs in just a few metres of water when he was taken by a giant shark.
According to the West Australian the 35-year-old man refused to speak to the press about his ordeal and requested police to retain his anonymity.
According to this report he told his rescuers he had tried to stay very still as the shark circled.
The incident occurred around 7am, west of Point Peron.
Police spokesman Samuel Dinnison said the man had been preparing to drop anchor when he heard a noise behind the boat.
“When he turned around he noticed a shark, described as a 4.5m white pointer, nibbling at the motor,” Mr Dinnison said.
“The man tried to push the shark away with an oar, and in the process dropped the oar in to the water, and fell overboard. The boat drifted away from him before he was able to climb back on board.
When he came ashore: “The guy was shaken up, very shaken up. It was a big shark and he came face to face with it,” said Lowson said.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
INJURED – 20 April 2009 – Mabini Town, Batangas province, Philippines – swimmer attacked
In a brief report on ABS CBN News says that a 23-year-old man - Gerald Perez - was bitten by a shark while swimming in the waters off Mabini town in Batangas province, Philippines early Monday morning – 20 April 2009.
He was swimming just a few metres from the shore when a shark bit his legs. Relatives rushed him to hospital where he was reported to have lost a lot of blood, but was in a stable condition.
No other details were reported.
Sources
INJURED – 20 April 2009 – beach off North Peninsula Drive, Volusia Country, Florida, US – surfer attacked
A 20-year-old man (name not released) was bitten on the right ankle while surfing in front of the Minorca Condominium, 2600 block of North Peninsula Drive, Volusia Country, Florida, US. His injuries were minor – just two or three puncture wounds, according to press reports.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon, 20 April 2009.
No other details were reported.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
INJURED – 19 April 2009 -- Carlin Park, Jupiter, Florida, US – surfer attacked
A man (name, age not released) was attacked by a shark while surfing just south of Carlin Park, Jupiter, Florida, US around 3.45pm on Sunday, 19 April 2009.
Witnesses said he may have lost two toes when the shark bit his foot.
The brief report said lifeguards wrapped his wounded foot in towels and paramedics treated him on the beach. He was taken to Jupiter Medical Center where he was reported in stable condition.
No other details were reported.
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Update: The surfer’s name is Bruce Clinker.
Reports that he lost two toes are not true.
Source: WPBF.TV
INJURED – 17 April 2009 – near FPL Nuclear Power Plant, Florida, US – surfer attacked
In a very brief report St. Lucie County Fire Rescue officials in Florida, US, said a surfer claimed he was bitten on the forearm by a shark while surfing about 1pm on Friday 17 April 2009.
He was surfing just south of the Florida Power & Light Co. Nuclear Power Plant.
The man was treated at the scene and told medics he’d drive himself to the hospital. His name or age were not released.
No other details were reported.
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
INJURED – 4 April 2009 – Sanibel Island, Florida, US – swimmer attacked
Jack May, 15, was wading off the western shore of Sanibel island, Florida, US, in thigh deep water when a shark bit him on the foot. The incident occurred around 4pm in Saturday, 4 April 2009.
He suffered a deep cut to the top of his of his foot, but managed to limp back to shore where his mother bandaged the wound.
He was then taken to a hospital, where he received 28 stitches.
No other details were reported.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
INJURED – 27 March 2009 – Sunday’s River mouth, Eastern Cape, South Africa – fisherman attacked
Tony Dell, 59, was bitten on the calf by a ragged tooth shark while trying to measure the shark after it was caught by another angler about 2 kilometres up the Sunday’s River from its mouth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The incident occurred on Friday 27 March 2009.
One of the fishermen was quoted as saying: “He was helping an angler to measure the Raggie when a wave came in and lifted the shark. The ragged tooth shark then spun around and bit Dell on the calf. It was not an attack, it was an accident.”
Dell was taken to the Greenacres hospital in Port Elizabeth where he was said to be in a stable condition and was due to be operated on.
No other details were reported.
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FATAL – 20 March 2009 – Second Beach, Port St Johns, Transkei, South Africa – surfer attacked
Luyolo Mangele, 16, was attacked and killed by a shark while surfing at Second Beach, Port St Johns, Transkei, South Africa on Friday, 20 March 2009. Shark experts believe it was a tiger shark, after taking measurements of the bite marks.
Eyewitness Tim Whitaker told the Daily Dispatch newspaper: “I caught a wave out and was coming back to shore when I heard the guys on the beach shouting. I went to assist him (the teen who was attacked) but he fell off his surf board as he tried to walk. I hadn’t seen the shark and I really did not know what was going on.”
He said he only realised he had been bitten in the leg once they got him to the beach.
Another report says when he got to shore his surfing instructor and a life guard tried to stop the bleeding and called paramedics for help.
The teen died about 30 minutes after the attack, apparently from loss of blood.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
INJURED -- 18 March 2009 -- Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA -- surfer attacked
A 17-year-old girl was nipped by a shark while surfing at Ponce de Leon Inlet's south Jetty, Volusia County, Florida, USA. The wound was minor and did not require stitches. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 18 March 2009.
No other details were reported.
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SCARED -- 19 March 2009 -- North Broulee Beach near Bateman's Bay, New South Wales, Australia -- surfer attacked
A brief report on 19 March says a woman was attacked while surfing at North Broulee Beach near Bateman's Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The shark bit the nose of her board while she was paddling out in waist deep water. It then let go and disappeared. Teeth marks were left in the nose of the board.
The incident happened around 7.45am on 19 March 2009.
The surfer (name and age not released) was not injured.
The type of shark responsible has not been identified.
Locals told media the water at the beach was the warmest it had been this year and that there had been a lot of fish activity recently.
No other details were reported.
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INJURED – 16 March 2009 -- Alenuihaha Channel between the Big Island and Maui, Hawaii – swimmer attacked
Mike Spalding, 61, was bitten on the left calf by what is believed to be a cookie-cutter shark while swimming the nearly 30-mile wide Alenuihaha Channel between the Big Island and Maui, Hawaii.
The shark left a 3-inch-diameter, 1-inch-deep wound on the back of his left leg.
Spalding was about 4 1/2 hours and 11 miles into crossing the channel about 8 pm when he was bitten.
He said he first felt a sharp pain on his sternum, which turned out to be a superficial wound. Nevertheless, he immediately began moving to a kayak accompanying him.
About 15 seconds later, "I got hit in the calf," he said. "It was such a disappointment because I knew the swim was over. I was bleeding profusely."
Spalding scrambled into the kayak, the bottom of which began to quickly fill with blood. Bubba McLean, who was paddling the kayak, called a nearby support boat for help. Spalding was taken to the Kihei Small Boat Ramp, where his wife drove him to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
"I'm a glutton for water time," he said. "I was in a zone. ... I was in pig heaven. And then this thing happens."
Spalding is a well-known open-ocean swimmer.
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INJURED – 2 March 2009 – Cape Point, Western Cape, South Africa – fisherman attacked
Gabriel Fernandez, 40, the skipper of a tuna fishing boat was bitten by a one metre blue shark as he pulled it aboard the boat after hooking it. The boat was about 30 miles off the west coast of Cape Point when Fernandez was bitten. He received lacerations on two fingers on his right hand and a 6cm gash on his right arm. The incident happened on Monday, 2 March 2009.
“I was pulling the shark in - and it turned around and bit me instead.
“It was a blue shark and was just over a metre long,” he told media.
He was brought ashore at Hout Bay by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and taken to Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic.
Brad Geyser, station commander of the Hout Bay NSRI, told media: “They were catching tuna when they hooked a shark,” he said.
“They were trying to disentangle it from the side of the boat and it leapt out of the water and bit him.”
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INJURED – 26 January 2009 – Surf Beach, near Bateman’s Bay, New South Wales, Australia – swimmer/surfer attacked
In a very brief report in Adelaide Now on 19 March – it says on Saturday, January 26 a man was apparently bitten by a shark at Surf Beach, three beaches north of North Broulee Beach -- New South Wales, Australia.
The man left the surf about 4.30pm with gashes on his hand and also wounds which looked like those left by a shark's abrasive skin.
He did not see what caused the wounds and was treated by lifeguards.
No other details are reported.
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
INJURED – 1 March 2009 – Avalon Beach, Sydney, Australia – surfer attacked
A teenage boy, name not released, was bitten on the leg by a shark while surfing with his father off Avalon Beach in Sydney, Australia. The incident happened early morning Sunday, 1 March 2009.
“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing about in the water. Fortunately the shark swam away and the boy was helped to shore by his father,” police said in a statement.
They said the bites on his leg cut through to the bone, but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures.
He was airlifted to hospital.
More details are expected later.
Source
Update (2 March): The boy is 15 and his name is Andrew Lindop. He is reportedly recovering well at the Royal North Shore Hospital.
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